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By Joel Connelly, SEATTLEPI.COM Mar 20, 2017|Updated Mar 21, 2017 4:21 p.m. An abandoned 496-foot-tall cooling power of Washington Public Power Supply System (WPPSS) nuclear plant at Satsop.  State Sen. King Lysen, early critic of the WPPSS nuclear program, died last week.  WPPSS had to abandon four of its five reactors, at various stages of construction.  Lysen

https://waterlandblog.com/2017/03/03/city-council-considers-future-of-wasson-property-at-des-moines-marina/ By Jack Mayne When longtime Des Moines Councilmember Donald Wasson died a year ago he left his waterfront property located at the entrance to Beach Park to the city and now City Council and staff are working to figure out whether to continue it as a rental house or making other plans. City Manager Michael

North Terminal will gain 201,000 sq. ft.; Dining and shopping areas will expand 02/03/2017 Officials from the Port of Seattle and Sea-Tac Airport broke ground on Feb. 3 on a multi-million dollar project that will expand and update much of the facility’s aging North Satellite plus double the dining and shopping areas. More than 201,000

02/02/2017 By Gwen Davis It has begun: the Port of Seattle started cutting down trees. Nearly 3,000 trees will be removed from SeaTac and surrounding areas by 2018. During this first phase of the project, the Port will cut trees on Port of Seattle property only. It will last until March 1. Replanting efforts —

01/31/2017 By Gwen Davis Worried about the future of nearly 3,000 trees in SeaTac and surrounding areas? On Feb. 1, the Port of Seattle will hold another open house to discuss their tree-cutting plans, known as the “Airport Flight Corridor Safety Program”. The community has anxiously been hearing about the Port’s tree-cutting project over the past several months.

The Port of Seattle’s Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) is wading through a process to plan for airport growth for passenger and cargo service at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport over the next 20 years. The plan looks at what types of actions should be taken to accommodate and mitigate growth of airport operations. The Port of

01/24/2017 SEATTLE – Join Port of Seattle staff at the third Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Flight Corridor Safety Program open house, February 1, from 6 – 8 p.m. at SeaTac Community Center, 13735 24th Ave. S. in SeaTac. The Port of Seattle’s Flight Corridor Safety Program and Replanting Plan replaces over-height trees with native, low-growing trees

Examining the impact of ultra-fine particles in airport communities 12/27/2016 by Clara McMichael Citing a need for a study regarding air quality and related health concerns in the communities surrounding the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SeaTac), Rep. Tina Orwall called a meeting that brought together representatives from federal, state, and local government as well as the Port

11/26/2016 By Gwen Davis The Port of Seattle held a commission meeting this past week, where commissioners heard passionate testimony from the public opposing it’s near 3,000 tree-cutting project. However, the Port listened to the public outcry over the past several months about the trees, and has modified part of the plan. Firstly, the Port

Gwen Davis The Port of Seattle held a commission meeting Nov. 22 and their plan to cut nearly 3000 trees in the vicinity of SeaTac Airport was met with an emotional response. By Gwen Davis It’s on everyone’s mind: “You’re going to cut down 3,000 trees?! That’s crazy!” The Port of Seattle held an emotional